With about 12 working hours on it too, trouble free. Here are some pics and description... to get the full begining of the story click here
![third party image](http://members.tccoa.com/smgussey/livehyd/hydpump1.jpg) The hydraulic pump, the heart of the system. Also the mounting plate I had the machine shop make so that it would fit tight on the pump.
![third party image](http://members.tccoa.com/smgussey/livehyd/crankpulley1.jpg) The crankshaft pulley, machined out of solid steel for longevity. Difficult to fit, but it works with a short roll pin driven in from each side. Same hole as used for hand crank to engage in. If I were to do it over I would have this pulley welded to the stock pulley.
![third party image](http://members.tccoa.com/smgussey/livehyd/mounted.jpg) Pump mounted on tractor, used extra H frame rail to build the mount onto. This worked good. The belt tightens with a bolt through the hole in the timing cover, pump is hinged at bottom of bracket.
![third party image](http://members.tccoa.com/smgussey/livehyd/almostfinished1.jpg)
![third party image](http://members.tccoa.com/smgussey/livehyd/torquemotor1.jpg)
![third party image](http://members.tccoa.com/smgussey/livehyd/torquemotor2.jpg) A couple of shots of the torque motor for the power steering.
![third party image](http://members.tccoa.com/smgussey/livehyd/finished1.jpg)
![third party image](http://members.tccoa.com/smgussey/livehyd/finished2.jpg) All done. Power steering works great, 1 finger to turn the wheel. Live hydraulic works perfect! It is faster than the belly pump by a few GPM, just what I wanted. B section smooth belt slips a little bit when the hydraulic cylinder reaches the end - cogged B section wouldn't. I have the relief valve set as low as possible on spool valve...
The hoses are what look like a nightmare on the tractor, the pump hanging out to the side isn't really pretty either - but this makes for a very useful and user-friendly machine.
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